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Lakshmi also allegedly told him she
hoped her billionaire boyfriend Teddy Forstmann, who died last year,
'was the child's biological father'.

She had aimed 'to minimize, if not eliminate [Dell's] role in Krishna's life and to install Forstmann as Krishna's father', court papers claimed.

Parents: Lakshmi's daughter Krishna, right, will now take Dell's surname

Lover: Lakshmi allegedly told Dell she hoped boyfriend Teddy Forstmann, who died last year, was the father of Krishna - but a DNA test proved he was not

Dell also claimed Lakshmi had forced him
into signing a restrictive visitation agreement so he only saw his
daughter for a few hours a week.

KRISHNA'S TRUST FUND

Despite DNA tests proving that Dell is the biological father of Krishna, her mother's late boyfriend Teddy Forstmann set up a trust fund for her before his death.

It is uncertain how much the trust fund is for, yet Forstmann was worth $1.8 billion at the time of his death from brain cancer last year.

The details of the fund have not been made public after a request from his lawyers. But it could run into the millions and be used to pay for education or to make Krishna financially secure for the rest of her life.

Forstmann made his fortune as one of the founding partners of private equity firm Forstmann Little & Company, and chairman and CEO of IMG, an international sports, fashion and media company.

The financier, who was also romantically linked to Princess Diana, dated Krishna's mother Padma Lakshmi for several years, including at the time of the birth.

But DNA tests proved Dell was the father.

He demanded full custody and sued his former lover to get the girl's name changed.

A
source told the New York Post: 'Their dispute was settled privately,
out of court. Dell got improved visitation and custody rights.

'He had wanted full custody, but they came to a compromise. Padma maintains the same rights she always had.'

He previously only had seven hours a week with his daughter, sources had claimed.

Despite these developments, Krishna still has a trust fund from Forstmann, who dated Lakshmi for several years, including during the birth.

He changed his will to leave an undisclosed sum to the toddler before he died from complications from brain cancer last November at the age of 71.

At the time of his death, Forstmann was worth $1.8billion, making him the 782nd richest man in the world.

It
had been reported that Forstmann had been 'carrying out the role of
father since the moment Krishna was delivered into his arms'.

Past: Lakshmi was also married to author Salman Rushdie for three years

Court papers noted that Lakshmi, who was also married to controversial author
Salman Rushdie for three years, proved had encouraged her daughter to call Forstmann 'Papa'.

She publicly declared her love for
Forstmann by saying: ‘I am lucky to have someone who unwaveringly gave
me love and manly support - and is also the person that I love. So thank
you, Teddy.’

Although he never married, Forstmann
was romantically linked to a string of beautiful women, including
Elizabeth Hurley and Princess Diana.

When he died, he left two children, Everest and Siya, both orphans who were both adopted from South Africa and lived with him in New York.